Leons Headlines Sept 3: Back to School Week: BU set to welcome 650 new students, as the new academic year begins today. Last year, 408 new students signed up for orientation. ACC will welcome close to 6K students in total this week. 

-CAA MB urges motorists to drive responsibly as student traffic increases. School zone speed enforcement underway, and reminder passing a school bus could see drivers face a hefty fine of $674 and 2 demerit points.

-Reconstruction of Brandon’s 18th Street to be officially announced today. The province will spend $10M on 3km between Aberdeen & Rosser, with work starting next week & finishing in October.

-Health-care support workers represented by CUPE MB have rejected their latest contract offer, and of those who rejected the agreement, 43 work in Westman.

-A parade through Brandon on Saturday celebrated the first Hindu temple in the city. Members of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple marched down 18th & Vic Saturday.

-Blue Bombers 1st in West after thrilling Labour Day Classic win over Roughriders. Teams to meet again in Winnipeg Saturday for Banjo Bowl.

-HOT today: Sun +31. Back to school tomorrow with SUNSHINE and +27.

First day of school warnings, slow down in school zones and careful with those first day pictures! Why parents should pause before posting that back-to-school photo. The Better Business Bureau warns about exposing your child’s information.

@shabazsays

If you’re not fridgescaping.. what are you doing? 🤯🤯#duet #stitch with @lynziliving #fridgescaping #restock #restocking #bridgeton

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Fridge Art? Love decorating the inside of your fridge with picture frames and flowers? That’s ‘fridgescaping’ Who needs a clean fridge when you’ve got colorful companions like these?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/01/us/fridgescaping-fridge-decorating-tiktok-cec/index.html

@insideedition

“Fridgescaping” is the new wacky trend sweeping the nation. Creative people are organizing and decorating the inside of their refrigerators with all sorts of things you would not normally find in a fridge, including picture frames. Lynzi Judish is a popular fridgescaper. She says she spent about three hours creating her “Bridgerton”-themed arrangement. @lynziliving showed Inside Edition how she beautifies her fridge every two weeks.

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Stuck Sailors. A cruise meant for three years of ocean adventure is stuck in the harbor months after its start date. Talk about a long wait for the open seas!

Doggone Contest. Joey Chestnut devoured the competition, beating Kobayashi in a Las Vegas hot dog showdown after 15 years. He didn’t just win—he set a new record!

Baggage Bite. A Southwest Airlines passenger’s suitcase looked like a monster took a bite out of it after her flight. Hawaii’s supposed to be paradise, not a luggage nightmare!

@feen4court

my bag was missing from baggage claim for a cool 25 minutes so I asked the Help Center if they can locate my bag & this is what they gave me 😭 it looks like a monster took a bite out of it 😩😭😭#airlines #flying #shouldvedoneacarryon #neveragain #CapCut #allicandoislaugh #ismilebutitaintfunny

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Phone Eavesdrop. A shocking leak suggests your phone might really be listening in on your conversations. It’s not just paranoia—those ads might be more personal than you think!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13805393/Facebook-partner-brags-listening-phones-microphone-serve-ads.html

@memezar

In a bizarre incident in Tripoli, Greece, a 44-year-old woman was arrested after intentionally setting two wildfires because she enjoyed watching firefighters and hoped to flirt with them. The woman reportedly ignited the fires on agricultural land on August 24 and 25, 2024, in the village of Kerasitsa, aiming to attract the attention of firefighters. Her presence at the scenes of both fires raised suspicions, leading to her arrest. The local court handed her a three-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of €1,000. Although the fires were quickly contained and caused minimal damage, the case has drawn attention due to the unusual motive behind the arson. This incident highlights the extreme and dangerous actions some might take for personal gratification #Memezar #RoadTo10M

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Flirty Flames. A woman set fires just to flirt with firemen—talk about playing with fire! Unfortunately, this isn’t an Onion headline, but real life.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-started-wildfires-flirt-firefighters-125908317.html

Sleepless Wonder. A man from Japan claims to sleep just 30 minutes a day for the past 12 years to double his life. That’s some serious dedication to getting more waking hours!

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/japanese-man-sleeps-for-30-minutes-a-day-sleep-deprivation-productivity-9547877

Billionaire Heirs. Three Walmart heirs are closing in on $100 billion each, putting them way ahead of Elon Musk. Who knew shopping at Walmart could be so profitable?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/3-walmart-heirs-worth-almost-190028899.html

Trump Turbulence. Delta Air Lines kicked a man off a flight for wearing a vulgar Trump t-shirt. Sometimes your wardrobe can cause more turbulence than the flight!